Some areas where I notice that I almost constantly have a dip in and could use some suggestions are:
At work(sitting, while build electronic assemblies)
While on the computer at home
While driving
Just sitting around watching TV
No one has given any suggestion in what they have done to over come the urge/desire for a dip in these situation. If there have been 1000s nicotine addicts here then I know that some still fight in these setting? What is that you have done? From my past experience it is the triggers that have done me more harm than just flush my 'worm dirt' down the toilet.
That was the biggest reason for me even posting before day one, not to catch all this discouragement telling me that my way is wrong.
I have a few things on this topic...
1. The ONLY power this addiction has over you lies in your fear of discomfort. Once you resolutely decide to quit, and decide that you will accept ANYTHING the addiction throws at you, the whole thing just becomes a trivial exercise in waiting out the discomfort. On the other hand, if you give yourself an out; if you define a breaking point at which it becomes "too difficult" and you can go back to the can,
your mind will put you through hell to get you to that point. You can't leave yourself any option but staying quit.
2. Now that you know you will without a doubt stay quit, it's time to deal with the fallout. One of the most powerful weapons here is the fake dip. You have spent many years developing a mental trigger that says "when I put a pinch in my lip I feel happy". Take advantage of that trigger and use the fake chew to make yourself more comfortable as you wait out the physical symptoms. Use it a couple of times a day, or use it all the fucking time if you have to. The habit will go away eventually, as long as there is no nicotine there to reinforce it.
3. Try to sort out what your mind
really wants when you're craving a chew. A lot of times, you'll figure out things like this:
"I don't really want a chew, I'm just hungry"
"I don't really want a chew, I'm just tired"
"I don't really want a chew, I'm experiencing anxiety about a problem and I can relieve that anxiety by solving the problem."
"I don't really want a chew, I can appreciate fishing (or hunting, mowing the lawn, golfing, whatever) without it"
4. Cultivate a hatred for the addiction you have developed. Whenever you catch yourself wanting a chew, use that as an opportunity to reflect upon just how powerful and deceptive the nicotine-addiction trap is. Nicotine is not the solution to the way you feel,
it is the source of your pain and discomfort. Make no mistake about it: you are in a trap that will consume you and kill you if you let it; never allow yourself to romanticize dipping.
